Annual forest inventory: Cornerstone of sustainability in the South

Journal of Forestry

Volumn 97, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 21-26

  Reams, Gregory A ^a   Roesch, Francis A ^a   Cost, Noel D ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FOREST INVENTORY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033380620     PISSN: 00221201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jof/97.12.21     Document Type: Article

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